F. Daniel Balena

F. Daniel Balena is a patent litigation attorney at Paul Hastings, LLP, focusing on the defense of technology companies in complex intellectual property disputes. His practice primarily involves representing defendants in patent infringement actions.

His experience includes significant work in the area of computer graphics, hardware, and semiconductor intellectual property. For instance, he served as lead counsel for Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Inc. in 3D Surfaces LLC v. Dell Technologies, Inc. et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. This case involved patents related to bicubic surface real-time tessellation technology, which is foundational to modern graphics processing units (GPUs).

Balena also has experience with Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. In relation to the 3D Surfaces litigation, he was involved when Dell Inc. filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR2023-00003) challenging U.S. Patent No. 7,245,299, where institution was subsequently denied. The validity of this same patent was successfully challenged in a related case, 3D Surfaces, LLC v. Intel Corporation, where the Federal Circuit affirmed a finding of invalidity or cancellation on appeal, with Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Inc. listed as appellees.

Details regarding F. Daniel Balena's specific bar admissions and educational background were not readily available in public records.